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Fukushima nuclear power plant cleared to release wastewater into Pacific Ocean

By Brady Knox
Published July 5, 2023 1:21am ET
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Fukushima nuclear power plant cleared to release wastewater into Pacific Ocean
The Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared to dump its radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Following the disaster caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in a meltdown in three of the plant’s reactors, the Japanese government pumped large amounts of water into the reactors in order to cool them. In […]

The Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared to dump its radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.

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